Players are on a short break in preparation for the "official" final table. The tournament director is about to introduce our final nine combatants. Cards will be back in the air shortly.
Ryan Hughes opened with a raise to 65,000 and received four callers to the flop.
The dealer produced a flop of and two checks came to Sylvain Gonon who bet out 175,000. Neil Willerson called and the rest of the table folded. The two went heads up to the turn. Gonon moved a large stack of green t25,000 chips into the center for a bet totaling 500,000.
Willerson contemplated for a moment before moving a stack of green chips of his own into the middle for a call. The river was the and Gonon checked. Willerson announced that he was all in a Gonon snap-called. Willerson showed for the nuts and a frustrated Gonon threw his {8h across the table. Gonon's flopped set was defeated by Willerson's flush and he was sent to the rail. Willerson's stack is now sitting at about 3,800,000 in chips.
Gonon's elimination has now set in motion the final table of this World Series of Poker event.
Since our remaining 10 players have been relocated to a final table, the action has been rather slow with most pots ending in "raise-it-and-take-it" preflop. Stay tuned as the action is bound to pick up soon.
Peter Kamaras opened to 70,000 from under-the-gun and action folded around to Neil Willerson on the button, who three-bet to 200,000 and change. Action folded back around to Kamaras, who announced he was all in for about 700,000 total. Willerson quickly called to put Kamaras at risk.
Kamaras:
Willerson:
The board was of no help to Kamaras and he was eliminated just shy of a final table.
Sylvain Gonon opened to 65,000 and Randy Ashe called from the small blind. The flop was and Ashe checked. Gonon continued for 80,000 and Ashe called.
Fourth street was the and Ashe checked a second time. Gonon bet out 150,000 and Ashe called once again. When the paired the board on the river, Ashe led out for 200,000. Gonon announced a call.
"You're good, man," said Ashe. Gonon showed for a pair of deuces and took down the pot.
and two checks came to Sylvain Gonon who bet out 175,000. Neil Willerson called and the rest of the table folded. The two went heads up to the 
turn. Gonon moved a large stack of green t25,000 chips into the center for a bet totaling 500,000.
and Gonon checked. Willerson announced that he was all in a Gonon snap-called. Willerson showed 
for the nuts and a frustrated Gonon threw his 
{8h across the table. Gonon's flopped set was defeated by Willerson's flush and he was sent to the rail. Willerson's stack is now sitting at about 3,800,000 in chips.
board was of no help to Kamaras and he was eliminated just shy of a final table.
and Ashe checked. Gonon continued for 80,000 and Ashe called.
and Ashe checked a second time. Gonon bet out 150,000 and Ashe called once again. When the 
paired the board on the river, Ashe led out for 200,000. Gonon announced a call.
for a pair of deuces and took down the pot.